[Split Thread] The Australian Choice Model - Proposed republic's constitution

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Originally Posted by psionl0 (Post 13821398) Now it's official.

Actually it was official when the AEC listed it, but anyway.

Here's an interesting thing.

Republicans applaud new assistant minister

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The push for Australia to break away from the monarchy has gotten its best news in 25 years after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appointed an assistant minister for the republic. Australian Republic Movement chair Peter FitzSimons says the appointment of Matt Thistlethwaite was a major show of support. It remains to be seen what progress Labor will make on the issue after it confirmed a constitutionally-enshrined First Nations Voice to Parliament was its referendum priority. But Mr FitzSimons said the republic movement now had “the wind in our sails”. “This is the best news for the Australian Republic Movement in nigh on a quarter-century,” he said. “In the insightful words of that well-known monarchist Lyle Shelton a few weeks ago, for the first time, Australia has ‘a Minister of the Crown devoted to removing the Crown’. “The timing is perfect … we are on our way.”

Split from Australian Politics: The Albanese Times

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